Patchwork tree painting in acrylics.

I have painted this lovely contemporary painting on a textured background.  It is a painting of a tree in silhouette against a patchwork background. The colours are lovely warm earthy shades.

To achieve the texture on the background I use a mixture of tissue paper and glue. It takes over 24 hours to dry thoroughly. You need to use PVA glue with water added. The water makes the paper stretch when wet. Therefore as it dries, it shrinks , so adheres to the canvas better.

This is then covered with emulsion paint as a base layer.

The painting was first divided in to sections and painted as a patchwork design. I added the tree design afterwards.

You can see how I have used the textured background to enhance the look of the painting. Some of the branches follow the lines of texture.

Some close up details below.

Here is the painting hung on a wall.

It is painted on canvas, and measures 28 x 24 ins or 73 x 60 cms

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